The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-22
PECULIAR VIEWS.

Our friend of the Dispa.ch knows how
to pay a graceful compliment, and we ap-
preciate it from respected newspaper Of
such long standing Here it is:
just here let us express the satisfac-
ton with which we watched the course
of the TINES during the late campaign.
1t earned the right 10 express It's pecu-
liar views on the debt question, by Gems
ing TO press that subject and helping The
Democracy TO a glorious victory"
People have learned to read the TINES
with such care and interest, that
apart from the interchange of cour-
tesies between newspapers, they will
like to have calm discussion Of the
most important issue Of the day and
thereby they will arrive at the truth
Whether tL4 Supreme Court will de-
eide in favor 81 the State or not We are
not able to say, but as to the final result Of
the contest between the Legislature and
Supreme Court We have no doubt.
As for the peculiar part OF the
debt-payers side of the question, il the
spectacle presented by the Dspatch's com
plete somersault upon this question had
not It's serious features. it would be posi-
lively amusing as an unsurpassed instance
of ground and-lofty tumbling. BY what
other teacher than this, ourown Dispalch,
was the TIMES taught its peculiar" no.
tons , Read the following, from the
Dispatch and wonder how in the
name of consistency the authority that
wrote them can label the views Of
the TINES peculiar"
Issue Of July 10Th, 1881 "The Riddle
ger bill would, if it should become q law,
settle nothing. Its attempt to repudiute
/ thirteen millions OF the public debt is
foredoomed TO failure. That resuH could
neper be nc emphasized. II the people de-
sire to have this debt perpeiuaily before
tn m, let them elect a Legislature next
fall pledged 10 the passage Of the Riddle
berger Dill. An honest deJt is one of tie
hardest things IN hs 'oorid 10 .iH It's
vitality Is amazing almost unlimited
when the debt is owing by a
State man may get rid Of his debts
by aid OF q bankrupt law or by lapse OF
time. But a Stale cannot. Her bonds
will be handed down from generation 10
generation The 14ih section
of the Riddleberger bill, as originally re-
ported, provided for the suits which lis
authors knew TO be unavoidable. But
what mOckery of justice That sec.
lion Was framed for the purpose of set
Ting aside the decisions of the Supreme
Court of the United States snd the Courl
Of Appeals of Virginia Its manifest in
tention was to enable the Stale TO eyadC
tie obligations which the courts Of iht
country have laid upon her shoulders
DO Nirgnians desire thus TO annul the
DEGREES of the tribunals upon whose de
cisiOns the title to all their own property
depends
ALL REGULATING SCHEMES WILL FAII
TO BRING Us RELIEF FROM THIS DIS
ruRBIse QUESTION. We must treat Vir
gnias creditors as we treat our own
creditors. There is not one moral law
for US AS citizens and another for Us .s
persons
The courts of the United States are
not 10 be treated with Contempt TIC
them the Democrats Of Virginia have
turned over all questions connected viii
the public debt. Those courts will not
touch The State, hut if they decide thai
the coupons must be received for taxes
hey losA, as in iO1ca put eUerg collector IN
jail iohO shall refuse 10 reoeire them"
How is this for "peculisr'f